Icon PLC ICLR

Morningstar Rating
$294.39 +9.88 (3.47%)
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Icon Continues to Benefit From Increased Clinical Trial Outsourcing Demand

We believe Icon possesses all the necessary elements to win share in the late-stage contract research organization market: global capabilities, full-service offerings, extensive regulatory and clinical expertise, investment in innovation and technology, and operational excellence. Icon is one of a handful of CROs with the global infrastructure to carry out late-stage, multinational trials and hone international regulatory expertise.

Price vs Fair Value

ICLR is trading at a 562% premium.
Price
$294.39
Fair Value
$269.00
Uncertainty
Medium
1-Star Price
$113.10
5-Star Price
$379.90
Economic Moat
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Capital Allocation
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Bulls Say, Bears Say

Bulls

Icon is highly exposed to the late-stage CRO industry, which due to its complexity is conducive to long-term competitive advantages.

Bears

Drawbacks to biotech funding or declines in outsourcing penetration rates could have a material impact on Icon's growth.

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Trading Information

Previous Close Price
$284.51
Day Range
$280.96295.88
52-Week Range
$221.20347.72
Bid/Ask
$264.00 / $295.66
Market Cap
$24.38 Bil
Volume/Avg
709,597 / 562,816

Key Statistics

Price/Earnings (Normalized)
21.01
Price/Sales
2.93
Dividend Yield (Trailing)
0.00%
Dividend Yield (Forward)
0.00%
Total Yield

Company Profile

Icon is a global late-stage contract research organization that provides drug development and clinical trial services to pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and medical-device firms. While the vast majority of its revenue comes from clinical research, Icon also offers ancillary services such as laboratory and imaging capabilities. The company is headquartered in Ireland.
Sector
Healthcare
Industry
Diagnostics & Research
Stock Style Box
Mid Core
Total Number of Employees
41,100

Competitors

Valuation

Metric
ICLR
FTRE
IQV
Price/Earnings (Normalized)
21.0122.2422.06
Price/Book Value
2.541.176.29
Price/Sales
2.930.592.82
Price/Cash Flow
17.3717.21
Price/Earnings
ICLR
FTRE
IQV

Financial Strength

Metric
ICLR
FTRE
IQV
Quick Ratio
1.261.020.75
Current Ratio
1.311.190.85
Interest Coverage
3.75−0.503.10
Quick Ratio
ICLR
FTRE
IQV

Profitability

Metric
ICLR
FTRE
IQV
Return on Assets (Normalized)
5.21%0.74%7.37%
Return on Equity (Normalized)
9.63%1.86%31.57%
Return on Invested Capital (Normalized)
8.65%4.58%12.80%
Return on Assets
ICLR
FTRE
IQV

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